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Clothing for use in clean-air environments

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. P. Clark  and
B. J. Mullan
R. P. Clark
Affiliation:
Division of Hospital Infection, Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, HA1 3UJ
B. J. Mullan
Affiliation:
Division of Hospital Infection, Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, HA1 3UJ
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Disposable plastic two-piece suits were compared with conventional cotton suits, gowns, and plastic aprons by nurses in a burns unit. The plastic suits allowed fewer micro-organisms to be dispersed into the environment than the other garments but were less comfortable.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 77 , Issue 2 , October 1976 , pp. 267 - 269
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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